Learn About Ancient Egyptians with These Lessons and Videos, Activities, and Games

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Learn about the Ancient Egyptians, explore and build pyramids, make a mummy, decipher hieroglyphics, and more with these lessons and videos, activities, and games.

Lesson Plans

Egyptian Symbols and Figures: Hieroglyphs
In the first part of this lesson, a K-2 class creates a pictorial alphabet of its own and then learns and uses the symbols of the Egyptian hieroglyphic alphabet. In the second part, students identify and represent in their own drawings figures from the Book of the Dead.

Egyptian Symbols: What Story Do They Tell? (
PDF, 37 KB, 4 pgs.)
Students in grade 3 demonstrate their understanding of the symbols in Egyptian art by creating a stele using model magic that express personal values.

Ancient Worlds Workshop: Egypt
Students in grades 3-5 explore Ancient Egypt. They study the geography of Egypt, and read about daily life in ancient Egypt. They conclude by writing letters describing one aspect of life in ancient Egypt.

Make Your Own Canopic Jars
Students in grades 3-5 use recycled plastic jars or bottles to make a set of four containers used by Ancient Egyptians to hold mummified remains.

Additional Lessons

Egypt’s Golden Empire: Lessons
Eight lesson plans and accompanying video clips showcase some of the most intriguing and historically significant people, places, and events from Egyptian history.

Explore Ancient Egypt
Walk around the Sphinx, enter the Great Pyramid, visit tombs and temples, and more with 360-degree and other imagery.

Great Pyramid of Khufu and other temples
Great Buildings site features photographs and architectural drawings, integrated maps and timelines, 3D building models, commentaries, bibliographies, web links, and more. (The 3D models require a free download of DesignWorkshop Lite architectural 3D walkthrough software.)

Digital Karnak
Enter the temple precinct and discover its religious, political and architectural history.

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Thank you for this comprehensive website with so many resources to compliment my class' study of Ancient Egypt. I was able to link many of the interactive computer games right onto our class wiki page. Thank you!

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